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Glimpses of a few
Community & Service Activities
@
Mahatma Gandhi International School
Uttarayan Awareness Rally
Students of MGIS created installations on the road to create awareness about the dangers of ‘manja’ for birds and humans on Law Garden.
January 2012
Art Workshop with children from Chharanagar, MGIS and Mercedes College, Australia
We called upon Shri. Toofan Rafai, a noted painter to conduct an art workshop with children hailing from the socially ostracised and socio-economically underprivileged community of Chharanagar.
This community has been stigmatised as criminals and forced to do labour due to The Criminal Tribes Act of 1911. After this act was repealed in 1952, they relocated to the outskirts of Ahmedabad but continue to face social discrimination.
The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011. This art work was part of the Ahmedabad International Arts Festival (www.aiaf.in) and was viewed by many locals of the city. It served the purpose of creating awareness about the Chharas, providing them with art skills, giving them exposure to a public space to express themselves, and fingers crossed, maybe pave the way for future collaborations with local artists, in short open up a career option for them.
27 - 29 September 2011 & 14 - 16 October 2011
Teaching English on the streets
MGIS and exchange students from French school Lycée St Germain en Laye teach street children English.
February 2011
Awareness Rally
The students of Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) are organizing a Safe Uttarayan Rally which will be flagged off from MGIS on Thursday, 13 January 2011 at 10 a.m.
EVENTS:
- Children from KG to Grade 12 in colorful costumes and makeup- Two skits at Mithakali Gam at 10.15 a.m.- An installation performance at Law Garden at 11 a.m.- A life size game made to engage the onlookers in a playful dialogue - Posters and banners with slogans written in English, Hindi and Gujarati - Wall paintings with messages and slogans
MGIS is supported in its efforts by the Forest Department, Gujarat. Students in the higher classes have reached out with this message to several schools including Municipal School Number 2, 6, 7, 10 & 17, A.G School, Nelson International School, Tulip School and C.N Vidhyalay.
January 2011
Microcredit Project with marginalised community in the city
In February 2010, 17 French students of Lycee International and three teachers came for two weeks to MGIS and collaborated on a series of community service projects and micro-credit programme.They learnt traditional Indian Art techniques, shared French cuisine, art and culture to Indian students and worked on a Microcredit project in Johapura, Ahmedabad – one of the biggest slums of the city. They also initiated many community service projects including teaching English to the slum dwelling children, conducting self-confidence enhancing workshops and fun activities such as football for them.
February 2010
MGIS DP Newsletter March 2010
Documenting disappearing traditions of city
Students make films on disappearing professions
November 2008 - January 2009
(Above) The Times of India Supplement-
Ahmedabad Mirror pg. 2
April 25, 2008
Making Soc ia l A w a r e n e s s Adverts
Students conceive and create adverts. Govt purchases them to create awareness
January- April 2008
(Below) The Times of India Supplement-
Ahmedabad Mirror pg. 8
April 26, 2008
Teaching English to underprivileged children
Underprivileged students on full scholarship at MGIS give back to society.
November 2007- April 2008